The Internecine Project

The Internecine Project is a 1974 film written by Mort W. Elkind, Barry Levinson, and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Ken Hughes, which tells the story of former secret agent Robert Elliot who is being promoted to a government advisor. Due to his dirty past, he must invent a plan to get rid of his four helpers. Unfortunately, one of the four has invented a retaliation scheme of his own... Set in London in the early 1970s, Elliott devises and carries o... more

The Internecine Project is a 1974 film written by Mort W. Elkind, Barry Levinson, and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Ken Hughes, which tells the story of former secret agent Robert Elliot who is being promoted to a government advisor. Due to his dirty past, he must invent a plan to get rid of his four helpers. Unfortunately, one of the four has invented a retaliation scheme of his own... Set in London in the early 1970s, Elliott devises and carries out a clever plan in which his four helpers will unwittingly kill each other. As they are doing so one cold winter night, Elliott waits and follows progress from his apartment. Elliott's four associates are: Christina: A high-class prostitute who has given Elliott information from her punters. Bert: A masseur who has also given Elliott information from his industrialist clients Alex Hillman: A civil servant who has fed Elliott government information. David Baker: A research scientist who appears to have benefited from Elliott's fund in... less